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SNG High Gear

Sit ‘n’ Go players, this is your time!

The excitement of the SNG High Gear Race’s continue; Week 1 of Cycle 1 is coming to a dramatic and rewarding finish as players give it a good push before the first cash out is awarded!

Up for grabs, is an impressive $150,000 in total SNG leader board cashand participating is simple - Connect to your SunPoker, Select SNG High Gear, Register and play as many SNG tournaments as you can during the qualifying cycles.

Register once and play in all three cycles between May 7th - October 14th 2012!

Sit ‘n’ Go players can now alternate months between the $150,000 SNG High Gear and the $760,000 Cash Points Leader Board for even more rewarding cash out!

This is definitely the year of the Sit ‘n’ Go player!

WSOP Conference Call – Changes Announced

The World Series of Poker held an hour-long conference call on Tuesday detailing the 2012 WSOP,

On the agenda was answering questions from the poker media on a variety of topics the newly announced WSOP APAC in Australia, the new events on the 2012 schedule, Rule Changes and Q&A session with the poker media.

We wont bore you with those details instead we’ve highlighted some of the rule changes directed towards you the player.

No Talking About Your Hand Rule

Players will now be allowed to say anything about their hand that they want, provided it meets two criterions: #1 the player who is talking cannot be capable of reopening the action and #2, the player must not expose their hand to the other players.

The change is an attempt to bring back the verbal strategy of the game, as well as to liven up the atmosphere, as it was explained, “the poker room is not a church.”

Excessive Celebration

The WSOP also announced an easing of the excessive celebration rule. Players will now be able to be a bit more vocal in celebrating victories, within reason. What precisely will be allowed and what will earn a player a penalty will be at the discretion of the WSOP staff.

Miscellaneous:

There will be some type of recognition for the passing of poker legend Amarillo Slim, but there are no plans for a formal tribute at this time.

The $50k Players Championship will be played as a HORSE tournament through the final

A change to the comps system will see players receive Rewards Points instead of Food Vouchers. The Rewards Points received will be based on the tournament fee paid –while lower buy-in tournaments will see the reward decrease from a $10 food voucher to under $10 worth of Rewards Points (which can be used to purchase anything from food to sneakers), the WSOP is expanding these rewards to events ranging from satellites to WSOP Circuit events. As it was explained, “it’s a superior currency and there is more opportunity to earn points.”

A one time entry of $200 + $15 will gain you access to all remaining events in this challenge; once entered all you have to do is play the best you can, finish as high as you can, gain points for every tournament played, and you’ll win prizes based on your final position in the league.

You will be earning points for every league tournament played, and will be ranked based on the amount of accumulated points gained from each of the tournaments. The best 5 out of 6 tournaments will count towards the leader board points.

The top 15 grand final Warriors will win exclusive WSOP packages

The first place Ultimate Warrior will win an Executive WSOP Package, $16,000 worth!!!